Thecus' N2100 is one of an increasing number of low-cost - bring your own hard disk NAS boxes that let you store all your media in one place. Installation won’t take long as the supplied utility displays all discovered appliances ready for configuration although bear in mind the unit has a fixed default IP address which the quick start guide fails to advise you of. The utility takes you through defining RAID arrays, network interface setup and activating the FTP and iTunes servers. With two drives installed you can opt for using them as individual units, a single large capacity stripe or a fault tolerant mirror. The web interface is easy enough to use and provides plenty of status information on processor and disk temperatures, fan speeds and all installed drives including USB devices.